Summary Information

Communication Driver Name: DF1_Ethernet 

Implementation DLL: T.ProtocolDriver. DF1_Ethernet.dll 

Protocol: DF1 

Interface: TCPIP

PLC types supported: Devices using DF1 Protocol (SLC Families and PLC5) 

Manufacturer: Rockwell

PC Hardware requirements: Ethernet board 


Channel Configuration

Protocol Options

None


Node Configuration

Station Configuration

Station syntax: <IP>;<Port>

Where:

  • <IP> = The IP address of the slave device in the AB network
  • <Port> = The TCP port where the slave device is listening (default is 2222) 

E.g.: 192.168.1.101 ; 2222


Point Configuration

Address

The syntax for the AB Ethernet communication points is: <FileType><FileNumber>:<ElementNumber>

  • FileType: The valid values are:


FileReadWriteBit ReadBit WriteData TypeAddress Size
N IntegerYesYesYesYesWord 2 bytes 
B Binary YesYesYesYesWord 2 bytes 
F FloatPoint YesYesYesYesSingle 4 bytes 
O OutputLogicalYesYesYesYesWord 2 bytes 
I InputLogicalYes
Yes
Word 2 bytes 


  • ElementNumber: The element address in the configured file


Troubleshoot

The status of the driver's execution can be observed through the diagnostic tools, which are:

• Trace window
• Property Watch
• Module Information

The above tools indicate if the operations have succeeded or have failed. A status of 0 (zero) means communication is successful. Negative values indicate internal driver errors, and positive values indicate protocol errors according to AB specification.


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